There is no doubt that going at a diet alone is difficult and may quickly result in failure. However, when you opt to make healthy eating as a lifestyle change, it can truly become a family affair. The key to this is to find a method that woks for your entire family, this includes your […]

You’ve all seen me overanalyze the family grocery bill, now I’ll take it a little further and show you tricks to making your meals cheaper. If you haven’t read the numbers behind the average family grocery bill, I encourage you to do so. This post is all about expanding on the idea of managing your […]

I have nothing against people who like to come up with systems and plans for tackling the family grocery bill. There are some people who can simply set a weekly limit on their grocery budget and make it work. I’m not that kind of person. When I was a kid my favorite sesame street character […]

If you are trying to lower your budget, you need to get familiar with three expenses: housing, transportation and food. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average family spends 63% of all budget expenditures on those three costs. Here at My Family Finances, I’ll help you to lower all three, but today we […]